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Butterflyfluff · 2023-12-26T16:16:47+00:00

Just that really. Yes, I put my tree up early because for me, it’s the run up to Christmas I love - after Boxing Day I feel Christmas is over and want the decorations down. I get the religious aspect of the 12 days of Christmas but that’s not for me. Just interested in what the split is nowadays. YANBU - Christmas is over by 26th December YABU - Christmas starts on 25th December

Honeyroar · 26/12/2023 19:49

I’m the opposite. I detest the run up. All the stress, all the expense. But I love the week between Xmas and New Year, when a lot of people are still off. I find it relaxing. I’m probably fed up of the decorations by the 3rd. But I can’t imagine taking them down before new year.

Perhapsanorhertimewouldbebetter · 26/12/2023 19:52

I was over christmas before it started, so probably not the best person to ask.....

MonicaPetergregoryisdead · 26/12/2023 19:55

MissBuffyAnneSummers · 26/12/2023 18:17

In Scotland the Festive period continues through till Hogmanay and New Year's Day. 2nd January is last lazy day and then the new year gets started properly on the 3rd.

I find it depressing reading about (some English) people taking the tree down on Boxing Day. Probably the same people who put their trees up
In November

I’m Scottish and it came down today, varies just on individual people, I don’t think there’s an English Scottish divide on Christmas trees.

Strokethefurrywall · 26/12/2023 19:58

I much prefer the run up and bring my tree down on 28th usually. I never want it up for new year, prefer to start fresh on 1 Jan!

Butterflyfluff · 26/12/2023 19:58

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MissBuffyAnneSummers · 26/12/2023 19:58

@MonicaPetergregoryisdead do you not celebrate Hogmanay then?

MissBuffyAnneSummers · 26/12/2023 19:59

@Butterflyfluff do report my post then.

But also buy yourself a dictionary cause it's neither.

daisypond · 26/12/2023 19:59

No, Christmas has just started. I keep the tree up until Candlemas. That’s the point of a winter celebration to me. Keep as much greenery and light inside as you can.

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Butterflyfluff · 26/12/2023 19:59

What strikes me about these replies is how absolutely sure most people are that their way is right! 😂

it would be a funny old world if we all agreed!

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Butterflyfluff · 26/12/2023 20:05

MissBuffyAnneSummers · 26/12/2023 19:59

@Butterflyfluff do report my post then.

But also buy yourself a dictionary cause it's neither.

Seriously - it’s you who needs a dictionary.

Declaring that all Scottish people do something one way, which even got dismissed by another poster, whilst stating mostly English people do something else is virtually the definition of xenophobia.

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MonicaPetergregoryisdead · 26/12/2023 20:07

MissBuffyAnneSummers · 26/12/2023 19:58

@MonicaPetergregoryisdead do you not celebrate Hogmanay then?

Not in any meaningful sense, never been that fussed by it and I tend to be working over NY.

MissBuffyAnneSummers · 26/12/2023 20:08

@Butterflyfluff now you are padding, twisting and adding hyperbole.

I have no hatred or dislike for English people. I'm married to one and have half English children.

However I've reported my post along with your slurs to MN and they can decide.

TammyJones · 26/12/2023 20:08

SadlyACupOfTeaDoesNotSolveEverything · 26/12/2023 17:03

I’m more of a third option…
Tree up 1st December.
Festive events throughout the month.
Christmas really begins when we break for the holidays - 20th this year.
Lots of catching up with family and friends, a few days away and NY celebrations.
Tree down the Saturday before back to school (6th this year).

This used tjj in be me, when the kids were little.
Now it goes up mid December and down New Year's Day

MissBuffyAnneSummers · 26/12/2023 20:09

@MonicaPetergregoryisdead

fair enough. If Hogmanay isn't your thing I get why you wouldn't be bothered.

Perhapsanorhertimewouldbebetter · 26/12/2023 20:10

I'm Scottish.
I rarely celebrate hogmanay these days, but sometimes did in my teens/early 20s.
It's a sweeping generalisation to say all Scots love it tbh.

Asparagus1 · 26/12/2023 20:15

I can never understand the people who put their tree up in November and then it is down by Boxing Day. We have ours up until the twelfth night.

Parker231 · 26/12/2023 20:16

Asparagus1 · 26/12/2023 20:15

I can never understand the people who put their tree up in November and then it is down by Boxing Day. We have ours up until the twelfth night.

Nothing much to understand - we’re all different and do things our own way - no one is right or wrong. Totally up to the individual.

margotrose · 26/12/2023 20:24

brawnthesheep · 26/12/2023 19:48

*It seems strange to go to all the trouble and expense of celebrating Christmas / Yuletide only to stop after one (often busy/ stressful) day.

Most people are back at work today/tomorrow.

Im not sure most people are back at work on boxing day but even so why does it matter? I put my tree up, shop etc in the lead up whilst im working.

I was responding to PP who said they kept their tree up to enjoy it while they're off work and enjoying a "proper break".

Tomorrow is a normal working day for most people so they're not going to be able to just enjoy the nice festive atmosphere.

EarringsandLipstick · 26/12/2023 20:26

I'd love to enjoy the run-up more (and every year I swear, next year I will). In truth, as a single working parent, I'm flat-out with work, and stressed due to having to do it all, alone, so I am never Christmassy in the run up.

Afterwards, I enjoy the tree, lights, calm & organised house, and I'm fortunate to have some time to do so (work in a university so I'm not back till New Year).

margotrose · 26/12/2023 20:27

Asparagus1 · 26/12/2023 20:15

I can never understand the people who put their tree up in November and then it is down by Boxing Day. We have ours up until the twelfth night.

We put ours up at the end of November because the weather is shit and we're both busy at work, so it's nice to have the tree up in the evenings. It's festive and cosy.

But we're both lucky enough to be off work now until January so we don't need that comfort/festive feel anymore.

brawnthesheep · 26/12/2023 20:29

Tomorrow is a normal working day for most people so they're not going to be able to just enjoy the nice festive atmosphere.

Is it a working day for most people? Loads are retired, don't work, work p/t, use annual leave for the Christmas break, etc. I've worked the 27th before & it hasn't stopped me enjoying the festive atmosphere, why would it? It's still festive?

Thedogscollar · 26/12/2023 20:30

After the last 2 days I wish it was over before it had begun.
So much bloody stress and prep for 1 sodding day.
Next year I'm going out. Bollocks to this as it's probably cheaper too.

NoWordForFluffy · 26/12/2023 20:30

brawnthesheep · 26/12/2023 20:29

Tomorrow is a normal working day for most people so they're not going to be able to just enjoy the nice festive atmosphere.

Is it a working day for most people? Loads are retired, don't work, work p/t, use annual leave for the Christmas break, etc. I've worked the 27th before & it hasn't stopped me enjoying the festive atmosphere, why would it? It's still festive?

You can't just relax and enjoy it when you're working though, which is what many people have said they enjoy doing.

Poppyseason · 26/12/2023 20:32

Your options aren't ideal for me. I'd says it can be longer than boxing day but not drawn out. For example, I would not keep my tree and decorations up into January. So for me, it starts drawing to a close the 27/28/29 and I really like to head into the new year with a clear head and very much behind me.

margotrose · 26/12/2023 20:34

brawnthesheep · 26/12/2023 20:29

Tomorrow is a normal working day for most people so they're not going to be able to just enjoy the nice festive atmosphere.

Is it a working day for most people? Loads are retired, don't work, work p/t, use annual leave for the Christmas break, etc. I've worked the 27th before & it hasn't stopped me enjoying the festive atmosphere, why would it? It's still festive?

I know very few people who work full-time and get an extended Christmas break. Unless your workplace closes or you can use annual leave, it's business as usual for most once the Bank Holidays are over.

I think you're being a bit disingenuous tbh - of course you can still enjoy the festive atmosphere but it's not the same as having a proper break from work - which is what the PP was talking about.